linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] 2.6.22.6 user-mode linux: No need to new a stack for clone without CLONE

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Message-ID: <20070924165346.GD23078@c2.user-mode-linux.org>
Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:53:46 -0400
From:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
To:	lepton <ytht.net@...il.com>
Cc:	lkm <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] 2.6.22.6 user-mode linux: No need to new a stack for clone without CLONE_VM

On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 11:39:32PM +0800, lepton wrote:
> Since we just call clone without CLONE_VM, it is no need to 
> use anoymous mmap to get a new stack frame.

This section of code has been converted to use fork() for this exact reason.

				Jeff

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